Bandits kill Zamfara PDP secretary, 26 others in Benue

Gunmen have killed the secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Musa Ille.

Ille was killed in his residence at about 8:30 pm on Monday by gunmen suspected to be bandits.

A resident of the area, Iliyasu Samaila, told The PUNCH that Ille had just returned from the night prayer (Ishai) when the gunmen entered his house and shot him dead.

According to Samaila, the deceased was among the people of the town at the forefront of the fight against banditry.

According to Samaila, the bandits had been targeting Ille for a while before they succeeded on Monday night.

They were said to be angry with him for leading the fight against banditry.

Samaila said, “The late Ille was among the people of the town who were always trying their best to end banditry.

“He was always ready to sacrifice his life in the fight against banditry as such, the bandits were not comfortable with him.

“They had been targeting him without success until last night when they shot him in his residence.

“We really lost a brave person and a true lover of his community.”

Efforts to get the police spokesperson in the state, Yazid Abubakar, were unsuccessful as his mobile line indicated that it could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.

Also, bandits have killed about 26 people in renewed attacks on three different communities in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. Punch